Duo stages at least 5 robberies in about 30 minutes

Updated 12:54 am, Saturday, July 13, 2013

A pair of men remain at large after they staged at least five robberies in about 30 minutes, Harris County sheriff's deputies said.

The robbery spree began about 1:15 p.m. on Friday at an apartment in the 13000 block of Woodforest in northeast Harris County. It ended at a Cricket Wireless store about a half-mile away, sheriff's deputies said.

They also stole a Dodge Ram pickup truck and held up another cell phone store and a gas station, officials said.

The men were armed with a pistol and a shotgun during some of the hold-ups. They also took cash and belongings from people at the stores, officials said.